Exiled Poem

How do lines 1 through 16 (the first two stanzas) contribute to the structure of the poem?

• They introduce the conflict the speaker feels about her opportunities in different places.

• They contrast the speaker’s experiences and feelings about living in different places.

• They compare phases in the speaker’s life when she wanted to be in a different place.

• They show the causes and effects of the speaker deciding to live in a different place.

Which lines best support a theme of the poem?

• “Searching my heart for its true sorrow, / This is the thing I find to be: / That I am weary of words and people, / Sick of the city, wanting the sea;” (lines 1–4)

• “If I could hear the green piles groaning / Under the windy, wooden piers, / See once again the bobbing barrels, / And the black sticks that fence the weirs;” (lines 17–20)

• “If I could see the weedy mussels / Crusting the wrecked and rotting hulls, / Hear once again the hungry crying / Overhead, of the wheeling gulls.” (lines 21–24)

• “Feel once again the shanty straining / Under the turning of the tide, / Fear once again the rising freshet, / Dread the bell in the fog outside,” (lines 25–28)

Which phrase best states the speaker’s problem in the poem?

• “Wanting the loud sound and the so sound” (line 7)

• “Crusting the wrecked and rotting hulls,” (line 22)

• “Fear once again the rising freshet,” (line 27)

• “I am too long away from the water;” (line 35)

How does the use of the word "mother" in the phrase "mother of exiles" affect the tone of the phrase?

• It causes the tone to be more negative and oppressive

• It affects the tone by making the phrase more welcoming for immigrants.

• It creates a loving and nurturing tone.

• "Mother" does not affect the tone.

The following is an example of what in poetry?

• Stanza

• Line

• Paragraph

The poem, what does the Mother of Exiles allude to or symbolize?

• Ellis Island

• the Statue of Liberty

• Manhattan, NY

Which of the following lines best supports the answer to Part A?

• "Not like the brazen giant of Greek fame, / With conquering limbs astride" (Lines 1-2)

• "Here at our sea-washed, sunset gates shall stand / A mighty woman with a torch, whose flame / Is the imprisoned lightning" (Lines 3-5)

• "her mild eyes command / The air-bridged harbor that twin cities frame" (Lines 7-8)

• "'Give me your tired, your poor, / Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free, / The wretched refuse of your teeming shore.'" (Lines 10-12)

Which quote from the poem best supports the answer to Part A?

• "Not like the brazen giant of Greek fame, / With conquering limbs astride" (Lines 1-2)

• "Here at our sea-washed, sunset gates shall stand / A mighty woman with a torch" (Lines 3-4)

• "From her beacon-hand / Glows world-wide welcome"

  (Lines 6-7)

• "her mild eyes command / The air-bridged harbor that twin cities frame." (Lines 7-8)

Where is the setting of the poem "Exile"?

• Puerto Rico and San Francisco, 1930

• Cuba and Los Angeles, 1950

• Jamaica and Miami, 1960

• Ciudad Trujillo and New York City, 1960

What is the theme of the poem?

• Exile is like being stranded on an island in the middle of the ocean.

• The greatest honor one can receive is to be exiled.

• Leaving your homeland can be as easy as a trip to the beach.

• Exile can create feelings of eagerness along with fear and anxiety.